My 2nd day at the scrapbooking thing!!!

Well, I am hooked! I love scrapbooking. It is relaxing & a nice way to capture the memories of your family. Dalton got to spend the evening with Dad. They had fun playing on the floor. It was raining so no swimming in the pool. He does love that & it has been a couple of days because of all the rain we have had here. Tomorrow we go to a crawfish boil. Hope they have more then crawfish, I don't like it!! Darrel is so excited he just loves crawfish! This will be Dalton's first crawfish boil. Lots of insect repellent & sunscreen & we will be set! Hope to have some pictures from it posted soon.

Dalton knows how to give FIVE now. It is so cute. He just slaps hands when we say "give me five". What a smart boy!! He gets better & better everyday!!

NEW STUFF TODAY!!

Well Dalton pulled himself up today! He did not stand well when he got up but he got up!!! He is really rocking now!!! I hope crawling is soon too! It is so exciting now, it seems like everyday something new happens. But on the other hand he is growing up. :( What a good day today! Oh of course he is still saying "DADA" now all the time!! Ok enough now "MAMA"!!!! Go Boy! Mama loves you! UPDATE: When Daddy was changing Dalton for bedtime on the changing table Dalton grabbed the edge of the table & pulled himself up!!! We put him in his bed & he grabbed the side of the bed & did the same thing. He is not real good at standing yet (could be the fat feet) but he will get there!

Said "DaDa"!!!

Well I sure did want him to say MaMa first but I am glad he said "DaDa"! Daddy is so proud!! He is a daddy's boy. He is also rocking back & forth now. Hopefully he will be crawling soon. He is rolling all over the place. He does not like to stay in one place long. He is growing tired of his bouncy seat! I love that thing, it lets me get stuff done. I am going to be said when we have to say goodbye to it & hello play yard!! Soon Soon! We officially have the 4th tooth, it has broken the surface and making it's appearance now! Yea, maybe it will be smooth sailing for awhile.

Great day with Dalton!

What a great day today! Dalton woke up at 7am which with the dumb teeth thing is great. He is just all smiles today! I look forward to more great days like this with my wonderful son. I think he said "DaDa". We heard it & so did my parents (his grandparents). He talks so much more now!! He is going to be just like his mother!!!!

Off to Grandma's house we go!!!

I am so excited because Dalton is going to spend the afternoon with his Grandparents! What special times they are having & going to have in the future. I remember when I would spend the summers over at my Grandparents house & have blast! They would give me just about whatever my heart wanted at the time. (mostly food) We are on the other hand cleaning out the garage so Darrel can get his truck in the garage & out from in from of our house. We are trying to fit a car, truck & motorcycle in a two car extended garage! Good luck to us!! I hate having cars on the street. I think it is rude to other people backing out of their driveways & such. Dalton had a rough night last night again. That one tooth is really a bugger! Everyone please pray that tooth will come in soon to give that baby some relief (and mom)! Now we are off to Dalton's other Grandparent's house! What a full day of Grandparents he has today! What a lucky kid!!! Grandpa Buddy & Grandma Jo are taking us out to dinner. We are glad we get to go down & see them. They live further so Dalton does not get to see them as often as my parents. So this is nice. Have a great evening everyone!

Thought I would never do it!!

Ok for all that know me I said I would never scrapbook! Well you know the saying "Never say Never!" I am scrapbooking & really enjoying it. I went for the first time today then tonight until about 11:30pm. Wow it was fun & I got out!!! I am so excited to make him a book that he can look back on. I am not as good as some of those scrapbookers out there but I am learning. Great Fun Tonight for Mommy! Poor Dalton the last few nights he as woke up about 1 to 2 hours after he goes down just crying. His teeth are really bothering him I think. I can't image it is anything else but those darn teeth. He is such a sweet calm boy that for him to just be cranky there has to be a reason. I wish I could get him to chew on one of those teethers. He just hates them. I have been giving him biter cookies but I don't think they are hard enough. Well all is well here at Dalton's house!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Glad today is almost over!

Boy what a LONG day today! I don't feel that great & Dalton's teeth must be acting up today. So glad when daddy walked thru the door! He was a sight for sore eyes. Dalton took good naps but when he was awake he was very needy! Most days I can put him down to play & he does so nicely. Not today! He played in his bouncy chair, then his pack-in-play for a short time. Then it was mommy hold me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well I am going to get in the bath tub & soak my tired body!!! Tomorrow is another day.

What a long day mommy had today!! Dalton did not take long naps today. That darn tooth on the top right is really bothering him. His teeth seem to come in sloooooowwwwww! Poor guy. He is just really uncomfortable. He does not cry just wants attention from Mommy! Mommy is TIRED! Daddy has been working late for awhile & so I have been going 24/7! Well enough complaining for me! I am sure Dalton would say "I am the one doing the hard work, the teeth the teeth!" I am so blessed & need to focus on that! I am really wanting to work on his scrapbook. I am already almost 8 months behind. Dalton turns 8 months on Sunday. Wow has the time gone by fast. Next thing I know he is going to be graduating from High School. I will be OLD! Good Night & God Bless!

What a great Father's Day!!

Well this was Dalton's first father's day! He was really good to his Daddy. He got him a new swimming suit & shirt. He loves to swim with Dad so he wanted to make sure he had enough suits! Dalton & I went to my parnets to wish my Dad (Grandpa) & Great Grandpa a happy father's day. Dalton was good. He had not had a nap so was a little tired toward the end of the visit. Fell asleep within 5 minutes of driving home. Dalton, Daddy & his 2 sisters went swimming yesterday inspite of the cloudy weather. They had a blast. I took some video I just have to learn how to put it on the web. Don't count on seeing that anytime soon. I am not that computer savvy! Hope all the father's out there had a great day!!! I think mine did & I know Dalton's Daddy did because he has Dalton & his 3 girls!!!

Day with his Sisters!

Dalton has been in heaven today spending the day with 2 of his 3 sisters Laura & Dayna! (Miss you Maeve) They just think he is great as he does them! He smiles at them everytime they are around him. I love that they are going to be close to him! He will love having 3 sisters to look after him. We were going to swim but it rained most of the day. Hoping tomorrow it will hold off! He is being such a good boy with the teething. It has got to be bad but he never cries! I think he is going to be one strong individual. We went shopping & to Chickfla with his sisters. They got to see how good he is out. Then when we got home we gave him a bath & he is now sleeping. What a good boy! Daddy is at work so that is a bummer. Hoping he is home soon.

This makes 4!

Wow, believe it or not we are working on our fourth tooth! When my baby does something he does it all the way!!! The other upper middle tooth is on it's way out! I saw a glimpse of it under the skin today. I bet tomorrow we will be sticking out! Well I think when he decides he is going to move he might just go to walking & skip crawling! Let's hope not! I need a break after this tooth thing! He will be eating meat soon right off the bone!! Can you say spareribs!!! He is so cute when he smiles you get a glimmer of each tooth now. He is a changing boy!!! He is growning up! :(

More Tooth Drama!!

Well now we have another tooth breaking thru the gums. This is now 3 teeth! The other day I was thinking the other bottom one was coming but not sure. Today it is peeking out. He is such a tooth trooper. Other then not taking a morning nap he is doing great! He did sleep for about 2 hours this afternoon. He started eating biter biscuits & loves them. They are great when we are eating dinner to keep him happy. Then he is eating with us! He gets his dinner first.

Well yesterday was a little grumpy for Dalton, I guess the top tooth is giving him problems. It is still not all the way thru the gum. Today he is a little clingy! He is trying to be a good boy but has his moments. Thank goodness for Acetaminophen & orajel. They help some! He is really likes playing on the floor now. I look forward to crawling. We are working on that! We went to lunch with Luann today & he was so good! He just loved her! What is not to love, Luann is a great person. Miss her being around more. He is eating those biter cookies now, boy are they messy!!!!!!!! YUCK, you can see I put in capitals! Cleaning up is a job in it's self. Dalton does not like his face to be wiped. He is giggling more & more everyday. Getting him to smile is so much easier then it used to be. I am sure everyone can remember when your baby was first smiling you did some strange faces just to get one smile out of them! Then it was gone in a second! So that was alot of work. Much easier now! Yea! Enough rambling bed time!

NEW TOOTH MONDAY!

Well Monday seems to be the day Dalton has teeth coming in. The only other tooth was on Memorial Day which was a Monday. This new one next to the lone tooth is just about to break thru! Yesterday he was a littl fussy. Today he has been good so far. I can tell it is a little sensitive & swollen.

What a trooper he is! I know this is why the have teeth come in before we can talk or there would be alot of complaining going on in!!!

NOON Today: Well guess what I just found!! A tooth coming in on the top of his mouth!! Boy we did not even know it was there! Grandpa saw it on my birthday but we did not pay attention to it! But sure enough he was right!! So we are working on 2 teeth at once.

Dalton & I went swimming today. He had a great time! He loves the waterfall! He laughs when I put him in the floaty next to it!

He was a good boy today in spite of his teeth! Another great Dalton Day!

This picture is of his first tooth & some food on the face!

Mom's Birthday!

Boy today was the best birthday ever! Because I have Dalton! He is a joy. He is cutting his second tooth so he has been a little cranky today. We had lunch with Grandpa, Grandma & Great Grandpa today! It was wonderful. Grandma & Grandpa are great, they gave us a gift card for the plant store. We got some great plants for by the pool. We are trying to make it look tropical! That is our little piece of heaven back there. We are so blessed to have the pool! Glad Dalton has it to grow up in. It is so darn hot here. Today it was about 93 but seemed like 104. It is so humid you sweat the minute you step out the door! Dalton sure does love his grandparents! He lights up when he sees them! Grandpa lights up when he sees him too!!! Glad they are so close so they have a great relationship with him! I loved my visits with my grandparents. I still have my Grandfather who is great but I sure do miss my Granny!! She would have loved Dalton. I wish she could have seen him. Although she can see him from heaven it would have been nice for him to meet her! Dalton is sure pooped! He is taking a nap right about now! Hope he sleeps longer then 5:30am like he did this morning tomorrow!!! Well this has been a great day!! My birthday was spent with the ones I love!! Doesn't get better then this!

Dalton went to the park yesterday!

We had a great day at the park today. Dad, Mom & Dalton walked to the park. What a long walk that is. It was hot!!

But Dalton got to swing. This is his second time to swing & he seems to like it.

He did not nap much either. So this morning he

was up at 5:30am! YUCK!

I guess they change sleeping habits for a long while. I guess I thought they when they learned to sleep thru the night they would do that forever unless they were sick or teething! Boy did I live in a fantasy land!

He is such a good boy 99% of the time. He never crys & I do mean never crys. Sometimes he whines when he is sleepy but no big time crying! He is just a good boy! He has such a good personality I look forward to his older years. I hope he stays calm & easy!

We also went swimming which he loves!!

Mom's getway trip!

I went with Grandma & Grandpa away for a day & night. I was so excited to go & had a wonderful time. BUT I did not realize how much I would miss him when I was gone. :`( Guess I really am a mother! Sometimes I can't believe I am but yesterday proved it for me!! I missed him like people need air!!! Darrel & Dalton had a wonderful time together! They are a cute pair! Dalton is starting to really move about his crib. When I go in to get him in the mornings he is usually on his side or stomach now. I can't wait for him to be standing & looking for me!! That is going to be priceless!

Working on Teeth!

Wow we are still working on the same tooth from Memorial Day! It is a slow one! It is coming in on it's own time! I guess that is how teeth are. He is such a trooper with the tooth! I am working on getting a picture with it showing. Being it is so small it is hard to see! My camera is also acting up!

Pool Time with Mommy!

Another great day with Dalton! June 6, 2007. Darrel had to work late again so Dalton & I took another walk around the neighborhood with Bailey (the dog) then got in the pool. Dalton loves the pool!! He splashes & splashes! I feel so blessed!! I can't say that enough. After we got out of the pool we sat at the table outside for awhile to dry off & just played. He is so happy sometimes just doing nothing. We went in & he ate his favorite apples with some chicken, a whole jar today! Then I gave him a bath & he had a bottle & went to bed early about 7:40pm. Almost 1 hour earlier. We will see what time he wakes up today. He woke up yesterday around 6:15am. I am wishing he would keep it to about 7 am or later. I love to sleep in!! Have not done that in awhile.

Bubbles of fun!

This picture was from April! He does love the bubbles!!

Yesterday's News!

I forgot to write yesterday so here is how it went. Dalton & I were on our own yesterday because Daddy worked late. Dalton was great he napped twice. His tooth is working it's way up slowly! He has started to put his hands up to pick him up. What a great boy he is! I can't say it enough. He is getting more loving everyday too. He really gets cuddly when he is sleepy, love that time with him. Grandma & Grandpa came over in the evening & played with him then he got a bath. They had not seen him in the big tub yet. He is so cute, loves to play in the tub.

Baptism Day

What a wonderful day today! Our son was Baptised today! What a great kid we have! He is so sweet & happy all the time. We had everyone that was at the Baptism over for hamburgers & dessert! Dalton got in the pool! Boy he loves the pool. I am so gald he loves the water. He splashes around in his floaty! Glad we have a pool for him to grow up with! The Godparents are wonderful people. We could not ask for better then them! The Grandparents are wonderful too!! They love him sooooo much! He loves them alot too! I am so blessed to have such a great family! I thank God everyday for them. Everyone should be so blessed. He has a tooth coming in, boy it is slow!!! It has been coming in since last Sunday & still is not all the way out! Little sucker is slooooowwwww! He has been a trooper though! I am excited about this blog because I can write down daily things Dalton does so I don't forget them!